Telegram-herald., 1887-03-22
4 VERY MAD LAWYER.
Clearys Lawyer Let's His
Temper Get the Best OF Him.
.lHlTHEnls sEsPIl Oh The Press
'sWhY Don't You Shoot the Hungarian
Jss ths Question Asked About
Editor Puiitzsr-The - Al Naa
me CalY Reporter You
Trust in the House

SER Yoak March 2l-The prosecution
in the trial Of eK-AldermAn Ciesry for
bribery flushed their case today, bY the IN
PRODUCTION of some formal proof Mr..
shzfsE then opened the case for Clszry IN =
very vigorous speech. in which he De
nOancsd the press for assuming before the
trial that bis client was guilty. Ar. Saaier
made az especially bitter attack upon the
Wgrlt which has expended considerable
effort IN illustrating Ar. shAfer's PECULIAR
tie. OF manner. NJ. Shaier declared that
there Vas b1l one reEspaper IN the city
that hat not CsMAncel the CONVICTION of
Cearv every day since the trial began lie
added An Albany Judge dismissed = case
- another county even after 4 part OF the
Jury had been ODtaned. because the E1enfng
Journal has said that day that tue accused
Was guilty aud should be convicted. A
Troy Judge did the same thing ia another
case. The papers have tried this case and
found Ciezry guilty. The World has become
perfectly infamous IN Is conduct IN TRIALS.
one man SAYS Why don't you shoot this
Hungarian Jew" Another asks why
don't You horse whip him" | shsn't do
either one, but I'll get even with this Jew;
justice will prevail against
Here the now thoroughly irate counsellor
was brought 70 = short stop by the rapid
tattoo OF Justice Barrett's gayel on the desk
Mr.. ShAfer think you have gone far
enough. The jury nave not seen any OF the
papers. You are talking 20 them about
things Of which they know nothing" said
the Court.
Well, don't know, ="
well. | know. The jurors have seen
nothing of this, you must desist, said his
honor.
Mr.. Shafer said: ''I bow in submission TO
your honor. | will go no further and
then he resumed his speech. Mr.. Shafer re-
turned 10 the assault on the testimony Of
Katie Metz. opening with the startling
shrek: Every paper in the city said in
flaming headlines Yesterday, Katie Metz
sustained You know how she was sus-
tanned How she could remember five
faces seen at dark for two and halt years,
bat could not remember the names of the
families she bad served
Then turning upon the twenty reporters
around the long table. he shouted: There
they are There are the burning genluses Of
the press. There is not one Of EN- you'd
trust IN vOur house, except the fat man"
Mr.. Shafer had out the Graphic with the
pictures of the boodlers. He called the at
tention of the jury 10 pictures OF Cleary and
Jaehene Now said be. dehently,
"Jaehene is, as yOl will remembers a marked
man. Why didn't Katie Metz remember
HIM I'll tell You. He was in State prison.
They didn't need 20 idenifv him. Her
mind wasn't prepared by Robertson and
Purdy 20 recognize Jaehene when she did
recognize John Cieary. He had not been con-
vcted vet Mr.. Shaier opened al ll:2O and
il was 1885 o'clock when be finished, and a
recess was taken. For fully ten minutes
after the jury had gone 10 their bench Mr..
Shafer mopped his perspiring head with his
handkerchief aud emitted CALCULATIONS and
fanathemas of the press representatives. and
Joseph Pulitzer. Just wait till this IS
over he said. Just wait till We get
through with this; wait Till get at that
Pulitzer. He'll either lick me like hi or
I'll lick him" This was said TO half
dozen friends who had fingered to c0ngratu-
late The o.d-fashioned lawyer on his remark
able effort.
Cleary testified in his own behalf. declar-
ing "a . purity of his motive in voting ior the
Broad way franchise. He described bis in
come as sufficient to account for his real
estate purchases. The case viii be sumued
up and probably given to the jury tornor-
low.